03 Jul 2013 Welsh Government approves opt-out system for organ donation The National Assembly for Wales has voted to approve a soft opt-out system for consent to deceased o...
28 Jun 2013 Government to draft regulations to allow treatments using mitochondrial replacement techniques The Department of Health today announced plans to draft regulations that pave the way for new treatm...
24 Jun 2013 New brain treatments: proceed with care New technologies that can help people with serious disorders affecting the brain are needed, but mus...
24 Jun 2013 Professor Albert Weale awarded CBE The former Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Professor Albert Weale, has been awarded a CB...
07 Jun 2013 Sir Patrick Nairne: 1921-2013 All at the Council were saddened to hear that Sir Patrick Nairne, the first Chair of the Nuffield Co...
04 Jun 2013 Seeking new Council members The Council has a broad membership which is revisited from time to time to ensure that it includes...
03 Jun 2013 Launch of 'Novel neurotechnologies: intervening in the brain' The Council will publish a report on the ethical issues arising from the development and uses of nov...
29 May 2013 New dementia awareness training plan furthers Council recommendations The Government has today published a mandate to Health Education England (HEE) that sets out plans f...
16 May 2013 New Council members appointed We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new members of Council: Dr Ann Gallagher ...
14 May 2013 Listen again to our annual lecture Professor John Harris presented the Council's Annual Lecture ‘Freedom of Speech, Scientific Fr...
10 May 2013 Box Office Bioethics: 2013 winners On Tuesday 7 May, the winners of our student film competition Box Office Bioethics were presented wi...
26 Apr 2013 New teaching resources: organ and tissue donation The Council has published a new set of teaching resources based on its report Human bodies: donation...